ACLU-KY: Data shows 300% increase in ICE detainer requests after Louisville policy change

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 713

Last Updated: 5 days, 5 hours ago

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Last year, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg reinstated a detention policy for immigrants following complaints from the Trump administration.

Since then, the move has led to a dramatic increase in requests to hold immigrants detained so the federal government can assume custody of the people, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky released Thursday. Data shows a nearly 300% increase in the average number of monthly detainer requests …

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